Blogs from Egypt, Africa - page 300

here i am in egypt now.. no plane crash, no kidnapping so far hahaha jk To put it in brief words: Egpt is the most lovely country ive ever visited! (Im not saying this out of holiday-beginning-enthusiasm, within a few hour ive experienced things i never seen before) People are soo sooo loveable and hospitable! Right now Im in the net cafe in dahab (sinai peninsula) right at the ocean. Theres a wind blowing in here but its so pleasant. The temperature at the arrival was 39 in the sahde but honestly it doesnt feel like almost 40 as the heat is very dry and easy to bear so far. The plane landed at 12:15 at noon and I was still a bit tired after getting up so early this morning. After getting the visa, getting ... read more

Hi!! Being a littel short on time I didn't really have time to go back and update each individual journal with it's corresponding pictures so just thought I'd add a few in a seperate journal again...... read more

I'll tell you the facts as they were told to me, or as best as I can anyways, can't guarantee that they are correct though, as our tour guide tends to repeat himself at least 3 times and often with story corrections further more I also think that some of the details are a matter of opinion as you can hear different versions of the stories being told when you stand near the other tour guides.... so here goes.... Spent the next day cruising the Nile whilst I sun baked again all day before arriving at Luxor - The ancient city of Thebes, which has a population of about 500,000. As we arrived we took a brief tour and you see all of the farming land and donkeys and sheep roaming around the streets. We visited ... read more

Well after the initial flight dramas I arrive in Cairo airport at about 1am and was met by our Contiki rep who introduced me to two other girls who'd been on my flight, Wendy and Kathy which was nice. We boarded our shuttle and headed towards our hotel. The first thing you notice is the traffic, it reminds me of my time in Thailand, there are no lines on the road and seemingly no road rules except the old survival of the fittest!!! the streets were jammed packed going back towards the city and they tell me that that is because Egyptians work 24 hours a day. The streets were packed with people too busily going about their business. Probably the most amazing thing we saw was our first glimpse of the Pyramids, right from the ... read more

This is the first time we've been back to Egypt since 1997. Oh, how I've missed it! They say that if you drink the water of the Nile, you'll be sure to return. They're right.. Ahh, ya Eskendereya.. :)... read more